CVE-2015-7889

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-275

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND-Permission-Weakness.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND-Permission-Weakness.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77339Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38558/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Dec 28, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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